UN General Secretariat: President BD Faye renews his support for the candidacy of Macky Sall

Before the United Nations General Assembly, the Head of State, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, reaffirmed on Thursday Dakar’s support for the candidacy of former President Macky Sall for the post of Secretary General of the UN, in favor of an international system “more equitable and open to all”.

In his intervention at the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye renewed Senegal’s official support for the candidacy of his predecessor, Macky Sall, for the post of UN Secretary-General. He said the organization needs a leader “who can talk to everyone, listen and build bridges between member states.”

“Beyond reform, the Organization also needs experienced leadership to lead its action in these times of crisis and uncertainty. It needs a secretary general who can speak to everyone, listen and build bridges between member states.

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This is the vision held by Mr. Macky SALL, former President of the Republic of Senegal. This is an opportunity for me to renew my support for his candidacy and to reiterate Senegal’s request for support from member states,” he said.

Pleading for an overhaul of international relations, the Head of State rejected the current divisions: “The world does not need unilateralist postures. It needs a fairer, more inclusive and more effective multilateralism.”

Calling for favoring “dialogue rather than confrontation” and “law rather than force”, he also reiterated Senegal’s faith in global governance focused on peace, justice and cooperation.

Senegal candidate for a non-permanent seat at the United Nations

It should also be noted that while giving his speech to the United Nations General Assembly, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye denounced the inertia surrounding the reform of global governance: “The years pass, but our efforts for governance reform still have no significant effect.”

Faced with the “legitimacy deficit” of the current configuration of the Security Council, the Head of State called for going beyond the findings. “We must be in a time of urgency, in a time of action. It is a question of justice, credibility and balance of the international system,” he said.

Moreover, he recalls, this is the whole meaning of the Ezulwini consensus which reflects the common African position on the reform of the Council. “In this spirit, Senegal presents its candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the Security Council for the period 2032-2033,” he announced.

Fatou NGOM (Intern)